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May 6, 2010
A history in Hawaii: Staffer Jennifer Munro to share writing about family May 10
UW staffer Jennifer Munro was born and raised in Hawaii, land of sun and surf.
Religion and democracy to be explored in May 13 lecture
Ian Buruma, Henry R.
Free hearing screenings, discounted products from Speech and Hearing Clinic
In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic is offering free hearing screenings and 10 percent off the purchase of the following products:
- Ear plugs for hearing protection and noise reduction used for sleeping in noisy environments: $117 + tax
- Musician’s ear plugs that reduce the volume but not the quality of the music, (includes one set of filters): $180 + tax
- Swimmer’s ear plugs: $117 + tax
- Custom ear plugs for personal listening devices: $117 + tax
For an appointment, call 206-543-5440.
The Lioness
Day on the savannah is an inheld breath
between the brief, cool pants of dawn and dusk,
a tawny silence aching to be broken
by any sharp sound.
Brechemin Piano Series.
UW music students perform works for piano.
UW dedicates study center in Leon, Spain
As of this week, the Huskies are officially part of Leon, Spain.
A natural numbers man wins a contest for sacred poetry
Words and numbers are often seen as incompatible interests, but not in Stuart Anderson’s world.
UW student receives UNCF/Merck Science Initiative Award
UW junior and Federal Way native Alexandra Herndon received the 2010 United Negro College Fund/Merck Science Initiative Award, an honor that includes up to $25,000 in scholarships, as well as the opportunity to take part in two summer research internships.
‘Forests and Health of Puget Sound’ is topic of forestry issues presentation
Forests giving way to commercial development and housing is creating more impervious surfaces — such as streets, roofs and parking lots — and generating more storm runoff that is eroding streams and carrying a chemical brew into Puget Sound.
Spring Opera Gala coming May 14, 16
It’s opera time again at the School of Music.
Provost’s Town Hall set for May 11
Provost Phyllis Wise will hold a town hall meeting at 3:30 p.
UW medical historian James Whorton traces criminal and environmental poisoning in ‘The Arsenic Century’
The Arsenic Century by UW medical historian Dr.
Interested in voice? Voice Foundation meeting open
Ben London, executive director of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, will speak at the next meeting of the Voice Foundation, Northwest chapter, which is open to the public.
In the dark about the tunnel: Can you provide information on this week’s film?
Editor’s Note: The UW Audio Visual Services Materials Library has more than 1,200 reels of film from the late 1940s through the early 1970s, documenting life at the University through telecourses, commercial films and original productions.
Patricia A. Banks to speak on May 14 at UW Club
The UW Center for Multicultural Education will present Patricia A.
Plane flight yields new views of campus for staffer with a camera
Tara Brown loves to take pictures.
UW administrator fights for reform of shared leave law — and wins
When UW Assistant Vice President for Regional Affairs Theresa Doherty’s sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she of course wanted to help.
Mystery Photo
Where are we? The photo above was taken somewhere on campus.
New University Transportation Center seeks highest LEED rating
While many on campus may not have noticed, four Transportation Services units — Commuter Services, Transportation Improvement, Shared Services and Transportation Administration — moved into a new home at the end of March.
A new era for the Experimental Education Unit (so long, Jennifer Annable)
The close-knit community that is the UW’s Experimental Education Unit is marking its 40th birthday and the end of an era this spring — its longtime leader Jennifer Annable is leaving after 25 years with the school.
Call your mom: It’s Mother’s Day at the Arboretum May 9
The Arboretum Foundation and the UW Botanic Gardens Education Department will once again host their popular annual Mother’s Day event at the Arboretum, on Sunday, May 9, from 1 to 4 p.
Scrutinize arboretum’s plants, critters, crawlies as part of city’s first ‘bioblitz’
Seattle’s first-ever “bioblitz” gets under way this month, and naturalists, kayakers and other volunteers are needed to look for as many birds, plants, lichens, spiders, mollusks, frogs and other species as possible in the Washington Park Arboretum during a single 24-hour period.
Martin Jacques to present ‘The Chinese 21st Century?’ May 13
Martin Jacques, the author of When China Rules the World: The Rise of the Middle Kingdom and the End of the Western World, will speak from 7 to 9 p.
Adult mortality trends reveal massive rise in global inequalities
The most comprehensive assessment to date of global adult mortality appears today, April 30, in The Lancet .
Two students win Jen Caldwell Award named for UW graduate
Jen Caldwell worked her way through the UW, holding multiple jobs to cover rent, food and tuition.
New monthly UWTV show, ‘Dawg Dish’ explores UW athletics
What makes UW basketball fans so devoted they’ll camp on concrete for a chance to get on national television? What does the UW’s Lamborghini Lab have to do with Husky baseball? And how does the Husky gridiron gang stay fit in the off-season?
UWTV and UW Athletics will deliver a fresh behind-the-scenes look at Husky athletes and sports programs in a new monthly television show, Dawg Dish on UWTV, channel 27 in the Puget Sound, and <A href="http://www.
Biggest mouth in Seattle opens wide to promote oral health
Pacific Science Center visitors blast away at acid and bacteria in 3-D game, ‘Attack of the S. Mutans.’
19th Annual Visiting Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery is cancer specialist Dr. Valerie Rusch of Sloan-Kettering
The UW-trained thoracic surgeon is internationally recognized for her work in detecting and treating lung cancer and asbestos-related lung d
Etc: News & notes from around campus
ARCHAEOLOGY ARTISTS: The Burke Museum Archaeology Division was awarded the prestigious John D Spellman Award for Exemplary Achievement in Historic Preservation for 2010 by the King County Landmarks Commission.
May 5, 2010
Craig Sheppard.
The UW professor of piano in concert, playing Schubert’s last three sonatas.
May 4, 2010
U.S. & North Korea.
Bruce Cumings, professor of history at the University of Chicago, explores the relationship between the U.
May 3, 2010
U-PASS / parking rate hearing.
Public Hearing on Proposed U-PASS and parking rate changes for FY 2011.
May 2, 2010
Mushroom Maynia.
Now in its third year.
May 1, 2010
Huskies at Safeco.
Husky Baseball at Safeco Field sees its fourth year.
Viva Mexico!
A Cinco de Mayo Celebration.
Healthy Minds Across America.
The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences present this event discussing current advances in mental health.
April 29, 2010
Hall Health to be expanded, refurbished beginning this summer
You could call it “Campus Makeover, the Hall Health Edition.
Sociologist Jake Rosenfeld examines workplace pay in ‘Starbucks, Boeing and You’ May 6
Why do workers get paid what they do? Over the past few decades, U.
Huskies to play first weekday game in 71 years for TV on Nov. 18
For the first time in 71 years, the Huskies will be playing a non-weekend contest in Husky Stadium to accommodate a nationwide telecast on ESPN.
Japanese group to plant ‘Peace Pole’ at UW Tacoma, participate in forum on worldwide disarmament
A group of more than 40 Japanese delegates, including a survivor of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, will be featured in a forum on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons at 12:30 p.
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